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Table 3 Minor complications presentation

From: The uniportal VATS in the treatment of stage II pleural empyema: a safe and effective approach for adults and elderly patients—a single-center experience and literature review

Variables

N. (%) and/or Mean ± SD

Total population (n. = 29)

Adults (age < 70; n. = 15)

Elderly (age ≥ 70; n. = 14)

p value

Atelectasis

14 (48.27)

7 (46.67)

8 (57.14)

0.573

Anemia

13 (44.83)

3 (20.00)

10 (71.42)

0.005

Air-leakage

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

Wound infection

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

Postoperative paresthesia

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 
  1. SD, standard deviation